How Salt + Car Battery = Clean Water
A clever device uses technology developed by the military to make chlorine quickly and cheaply. The goal is to give schools and hospitals around the world an easy way to purify water.
Environment
BP To Pay $18.7 Billion In Landmark Settlement Over 2010 Gulf Oil Spill
Oil giant BP agreed to pay $18.7 billion in a settlement announced on Friday by Gulf Coast states and the federal government. The deal pays for the harm from BP's 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, which was the worst in U.S. history. The accident killed 11 rig workers.
BP Settlement To Address Ecosystem Damage Caused By Oil Spill
NPR's Rachel Martin talks with Bethany Kraft, director of the Gulf Restoration Program at Ocean Conservancy, about the BP spill's impact on the environment to date.
BP Agrees To Fork Over Nearly $19B For Role In Gulf Oil Spill
The oil giant BP has reached an $18.7 billion settlement with Gulf states and the federal government over the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico — the worst in U.S. history.
The Scallop Scoop: Survey Forecasts A Banner Year In Atlantic
Federal fisheries researchers says their survey found about 10 billion scallops in waters off Delaware and southern New Jersey. They're predicting a boom for the nation's most valuable fishery.
U.N. Brokers Global Effort To Rein In Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Speeches by high-level representatives were an attempt to keep momentum going as the world moves toward a key summit in Paris this year, which may produce an agreement to control greenhouse gases.
Supreme Court Rules In Industry's Favor. What's EPA's Next Move?
Monday's decision from the high court technically only applies to the Clean Air Act's standards on mercury emissions from power plants. But it could affect future EPA regulations, legal experts say.
U.N. Holds Climate Talks In New York Ahead Of Paris Meeting
The United Nations is having a high-level climate meeting ahead of the end-of-year meeting in Paris that will hopefully result in a major new agreement to rein in greenhouse gases.
Supreme Court Blocks Obama Administration Plan On Power Plant Emissions
In a 5-4 ruling, the court says the Environmental Protection Agency should have taken into account the costs of complying with regulation.
Organic Farmers Call Foul On Whole Foods' Produce Rating System
Some organic farmers are protesting a new system Whole Foods is using to rate its suppliers. They say the system devalues the organic label because nonorganic producers can earn the highest grades.